NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Installs LSST Camera on Telescope
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of ...
Testing, Testing! NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Completes Comprehensive System Tests With Flying Colors
After ten years of construction, NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is less than one year away from the start of its transformational ...
NSF Representatives and US Senate Staffers Visit AURA Facilities in Chile
U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee staffers, along with representatives from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.S. Embassy, visited the AURA/NOIRLab ...
Simonyi Survey Telescope Dedicated at NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Ceremony
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory celebrated a landmark moment in astronomy and astrophysics with the dedication of the Simonyi Survey ...
AURA Distributes Initial Funding of US $900,000 to Contribute to the Development of Astronomy in Chile
The fund is connected to the upcoming start of operations of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and will be administered ...
LSST Camera Arrives at Rubin Observatory in Chile, Paving the Way for Cosmic Exploration
The largest camera ever built for astrophysics has completed the long journey from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California to ...
AURA Annual Meeting 2024
On a bright April morning in Tucson, Arizona, the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy’s (AURA) Annual Meeting kicked ...
Victor Krabbendam
Project Manager for Rubin Construction Victor Krabbendam has been Project Manager for Rubin Construction since 2012, after eight years as ...
Sandrine J. Thomas
Deputy Director and Telescope and Site Scientist, Rubin Observatory Construction Dr. Sandrine J. Thomas focuses on optimizing Rubin Observatory’s image ...
World’s Largest Digital Camera for Astronomy is Complete and will travel to Rubin Observatory in Chile
This 3,200 megapixel instrument, built by the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California, will be brought to ...
Rubin Observatory Will Help Unravel Mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Rubin Observatory will be a leading resource for cutting-edge astronomy and astrophysics when it comes online in 2025. Using an ...
Rubin Observatory : New Algorithm Developed for Rubin Ensnares its First Asteroid
A team from the University of Washington's DiRAC Institute has developed a new asteroid-discovery algorithm to use with future data from Rubin ...
